Like Lace? Check Roaman's and BCO
Roamans.com has a few really pretty pieces right now with lots of lace. short sleeved or no-sleeve dresses and tops are fairly easy to find, but they do have a few long sleeve items as well.
Mostly polyester.
I found two long sleeved, 30" long tunics. The "Juliet" "lace big shirt is really pretty in a salmon color they call "sweet melon", a shade of turquoise blue, a pinkish beige, and blue-navy, I also like the "Emma" clip dot chiffon tunic. I wish they had a longer length that would fit me the way this fits the model.
BCO.com (the Redcats group discount outlet) has at least three 30" tunics.
The first is a lace trim chiffon tunic from Roamans with an elbow length sleeve. It comes in oatmeal and the pinkish beige they call "pretty taupe". It's has lace sleeves and yoke for $29.99
They also have a 30" long, 3/4 length sleeve top with lace inserts covering the shoulder and outer 5th of the sleeves. This one is made of cotton/modal.
For cotton/spandex, try the crinkle knit gauze ruffle tunic with eyelet. It's from Roamans. but apparently BCO is handling the outlet, clearing the final sizes.
These are only a few of the lace items in the catalog.
Just remember, at BCO, these are discount outlet prices and limited quantities. It you're interested move fast, because they often go FAST.
Be beautiful!
Knuti
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
Keep Summer Cool: Pretty Gauze from Ulla Popken and Woman Within
Cotton gauze is showing up in many of the catalogues this season, so
grab what you can before the heat soars and you wish you had it.
Cotton gaze is a lightweight, crinkly fabric that dries very quickly, lets heat and moisture leave your body.
If you choose light colored, or better yet, white fabric, it actually reflects the heat rays of the sun.
If you get long sleeves and full length legs, you're giving yourself some protection from both sunburn and mosquitoes.
Nothing's perfect. I've gotten mosquito bites through thick denim jeans. And the thinner the gauze, the less UV protection it affords. Still, for summer, gauze does what every other fabric claims to do. It absorbs moisture from you and then dries quickly, actually cooling you off in the process!
If you want to increase this cooling effect, fill a spray mister with water and lightly dampen your shoulders and chest. (Remember, I said "dampen" not "soak") As the water evaporates it will cool the surface it was on and that means a cooler you!
If you have hot flashes, you may want to live year round in this fabric.
Gauze is intended for designs that aren't tight. But they don't have to be tent-shaped either. Unless you're doing ballet stretches, the crinkled weave of the gauze has a lot of "give" and will get you through most daily activities.
Be aware, though, that if you add spandex to the blend it looks nicer in many ways (drape, flexibility, less shrinkage) BUT, it blocks part of the cooling effect.
IS gauze a new invention? Not at all, but until recently it was hard to find in stylish clothing. Now several catalogues are carrying it.
You can find it at most sites. I found a really nice cluster of gauze items at Ulla Popken:
Ulla Popken (ullapopken.com) has 32" long, button-front tunics with long sleeves. These can be worn as shirts, jackets, or swimsuit cover-ups. They come in reddish orange, lapis blue, green, white, black and a pretty teal, white, navy & blue stripe.#12441, $39.
They also have matching pants which, at 28" long will hit you at the ankle or as a capri.
On the opposite page they feature a 50" long gauze dress (sleeveless) in a blue & white or red/orange and white fern print. This is an empire shape, not a boxy or bag lady look.
Next to it is a pull-over tunic in lapis or green, with white scroll work embroidery directing your attention away from the hips to the chest area.
Woman Within (womanwithin.com) has 20 gauze pieces available in bright colors and whites. Woman within's prices run cheaper than Ulla Popken, but the price difference doesn't show in a quality difference.
Most of the Tunics are 30" long.
Especially worth notice is the "gauze skirt" which is full, fully lined, 34" long, $29-$34. It comes in black and a cute print that incorporates all 6 of the the colors their cute "gauze tunic" (long sleeves, 30" long, $29-$34, comes in. Great outfits for partying or just chillin'.
Be beautiful! And comfortable!
Knuti
Cotton gaze is a lightweight, crinkly fabric that dries very quickly, lets heat and moisture leave your body.
If you choose light colored, or better yet, white fabric, it actually reflects the heat rays of the sun.
If you get long sleeves and full length legs, you're giving yourself some protection from both sunburn and mosquitoes.
Nothing's perfect. I've gotten mosquito bites through thick denim jeans. And the thinner the gauze, the less UV protection it affords. Still, for summer, gauze does what every other fabric claims to do. It absorbs moisture from you and then dries quickly, actually cooling you off in the process!
If you want to increase this cooling effect, fill a spray mister with water and lightly dampen your shoulders and chest. (Remember, I said "dampen" not "soak") As the water evaporates it will cool the surface it was on and that means a cooler you!
If you have hot flashes, you may want to live year round in this fabric.
Gauze is intended for designs that aren't tight. But they don't have to be tent-shaped either. Unless you're doing ballet stretches, the crinkled weave of the gauze has a lot of "give" and will get you through most daily activities.
Be aware, though, that if you add spandex to the blend it looks nicer in many ways (drape, flexibility, less shrinkage) BUT, it blocks part of the cooling effect.
IS gauze a new invention? Not at all, but until recently it was hard to find in stylish clothing. Now several catalogues are carrying it.
You can find it at most sites. I found a really nice cluster of gauze items at Ulla Popken:
Ulla Popken (ullapopken.com) has 32" long, button-front tunics with long sleeves. These can be worn as shirts, jackets, or swimsuit cover-ups. They come in reddish orange, lapis blue, green, white, black and a pretty teal, white, navy & blue stripe.#12441, $39.
They also have matching pants which, at 28" long will hit you at the ankle or as a capri.
On the opposite page they feature a 50" long gauze dress (sleeveless) in a blue & white or red/orange and white fern print. This is an empire shape, not a boxy or bag lady look.
Next to it is a pull-over tunic in lapis or green, with white scroll work embroidery directing your attention away from the hips to the chest area.
Woman Within (womanwithin.com) has 20 gauze pieces available in bright colors and whites. Woman within's prices run cheaper than Ulla Popken, but the price difference doesn't show in a quality difference.
Most of the Tunics are 30" long.
Especially worth notice is the "gauze skirt" which is full, fully lined, 34" long, $29-$34. It comes in black and a cute print that incorporates all 6 of the the colors their cute "gauze tunic" (long sleeves, 30" long, $29-$34, comes in. Great outfits for partying or just chillin'.
Be beautiful! And comfortable!
Knuti
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